Jesus calls the disciples


Matthew 4, 18 - 19

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Mark 1, 16 - 20

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Matthew 9, 9

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.





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Sunrise at the western shore of Lake of Galilee, Israel
District of Bethsaida, home of biblical Saint Peter    
and Saint Andrew
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Sunrise at the western shore of Lake of Galilee, Israel District of Bethsaida, h...

Fishing boat returning to Capernaum.                   
Shore of the Lake Genezareth, Israel                   
Saint Peter and the apostles fished here.
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Fishing boat returning to Capernaum. Shore of the Lake Genez...

Two-story house in a village in the Golan Heights,     
Israel. Entrance with the "tree of life" symbol.       
The Golan Heights were densely populated until the     
Jewish revolt against Emperor Gallus, 352 CE.
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Two-story house in a village in the Golan Heights, Israel. Entrance with th...

Birket-Ram, Israel, a volcanic crater lake on the      
Golan Heights. According to legend, Birket-Ram covers  
a village punished for its lack of hospitality.
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Birket-Ram, Israel, a volcanic crater lake on the Golan Heights. According...

The wooded slopes of the Golan Heights, Israel, as     
they descend towards Banyas, one of the sources of     
the Jordan.
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The wooded slopes of the Golan Heights, Israel, as they descend towards Ban...

The Golan Heights, Israel, form a high plateau between
Mount Hermon, the Yarmuk River, and Lake Kinereth.
Golan settlements were active in the Jewish revolts against
the Romans. In the Yom Kippur War, in 1974, Israel
recaptured the Golan Heights from Syria.
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The Golan Heights, Israel, form a high plateau between Mount Hermon, the Yarmuk...

View from Galilee towards Lake Genezareth,         
Golan Heights in the background and Mount Arbel        
in the center.
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View from Galilee towards Lake Genezareth, Golan Heights in the backgr...

Jesus and the Publican. The calling of Saint Matthew.  
Canvas, 1640
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Jesus and the Publican. The calling of Saint Matthew. Canvas, 1640

Saint Matthew called to join the apostles.             
Oakwood, 114 x 137 cm                                  
Inv. 961
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Saint Matthew called to join the apostles. Oakwood, 114 x 137 cm...

A fish market. Detail                                  
Oil on canvas, 225 x 365 cm                            
Snyder painted the fishes, Cornelius Vos the           
figures. The man represents Apostle Matthew.
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A fish market. Detail Oil on canvas, 225 x 365...

A fish market.                                         
Oil on canvas (ca. 1618)                               
253 x 375 cm
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A fish market. Oil on canvas (ca. 1618)...

Altar of Saints Thomas and Matthew. Centerpiece:       
An "Indian idol-priest" pierces Saint Thomas with      
a sword;background: Saint Thomas walks over burning    
coals;right: Saint Matthew is made a disciple.         
Around 1515     Oakwood, 140 x 180 cm         Inv.992
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Altar of Saints Thomas and Matthew. Centerpiece: An "Indian idol-priest"...